Abdol Majid Majidi

Abdol Majid Majidi (Persian: عبدالمجید مجیدی,‎ 1929–2014) was an Iranian politician who held several cabinet and public posts during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

[4] As the Shah of Iran established a one-party state, Majidi assumed leadership of the Rastakhiz Party's progressive faction.

Recognizing the untapped potential of Iran's constitution, he proposed a reform plan to enhance the effectiveness of its three branches: the executive, legislative, and judiciary.

[2] On 11 February 1979 when the Iranian army announced its neutrality towards the Islamic forces, many prisoners, including Majidi, escaped from the jail.

[2] On 26 May 1979 he left Iran after hiding in his relatives' houses and settled in Paris, France, where his wife, Monir Vakili, had been living.